IPC Subclass
A23K FEEDING-STUFFS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ANIMALS; METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION, TREATMENT OR PRESERVATION THEREOF
- Subclass:
- FEEDING-STUFFS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ANIMALS; METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
Description
Covers formulated animal feeds, pet foods, livestock supplements, and aquaculture feeds designed for specific nutritional or therapeutic purposes. Includes methods for manufacturing, processing, and preparing feed compositions tailored to particular animal species, production stages, or health requirements. The subclass encompasses feed additives (vitamins, minerals, probiotics), specialized formulations for poultry, ruminants, fish, and companion animals, as well as processing techniques such as pelleting, extrusion, and fermentation. Does not extend to general food preservation or human foodstuffs covered under A23B or A23C.
Related Keywords
FODDERFOODSTUFFS for animalsPOTATO(ES) for feeding animalsROOT(S) for feeding animals
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A23K 10/00 Animal feeding-stuffs
- A23K 20/00 Accessory food factors for animal feeding-stuffs
- A23K 30/00 Processes specially adapted for preservation of materials in order to produce animal feeding-stuffs
- A23K 40/00 Shaping or working-up of animal feeding-stuffs
- A23K 50/00 Feeding-stuffs specially adapted for particular animals